'The proper study of mankind is man,' you know."
“learned something in that schoolroom of sorrow where our earthly lessons are taught.”
― Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Collection
― Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Collection
“Never esteem of anything as profitable, which shall ever constrain thee either to break thy faith, or to lose thy modesty; to hate any man, to suspect, to curse, to dissemble, to lust after anything, that requireth the secret of walls or veils.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty. Foul weather didn’t know where to have him. The heaviest rain, and snow, and hail, and sleet, could boast of the advantage over him in only one respect. They often “came down” handsomely, and Scrooge never did.”
― A Christmas Carol
― A Christmas Carol
“To form correct views of individuals we must regard them as forming parts of a great whole — we must measure them by their relation to the mass of beings by whom they are surrounded, and, in contemplating the incidents in their lives or condition which tradition has handed down to us, we must rather consider the general bearing of the whole narrative, than the respective probability of its details.”
― The Iliad
― The Iliad
“No man ever crossed me and was the better for it." "So many have said so, and yet here I am," said Holmes, smiling.”
― Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Collection
― Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Collection
The Book Cult
— 515 members
— last activity Mar 19, 2022 01:06PM
This club is no longer operating here. Find us on Discord. https://discord.gg/WJDdGQKycg
David’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at David’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by David
Lists liked by David
























































